44TH CHRISTMAS CITY WRESTLING TOURNAMENT 

At

Bethlehem Catholic High School 

DECEMBER 29 – 30, 2011

Participating teams are: BethlehemCatholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, First Colonial, VA., Hill School, Notre Dame, Palisades, Palmerton, Pottsville, Pius X, Pocono Mountain West, Port Jervis NY., Saint Benedicts Prep, NJ., Pottsgrove, Schuylkill Valley, South County, VA. Southern Lehigh, Wallenpaupack, Wilkes Barre Meyers, William Allen, and Wyoming Valley West.

Weigh-in will be from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Weigh-in on Friday will be

From 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. There will be a one-pound weight allowance on Friday 

There will be fourteen (14) weight classes: 106-113-120-126-132-138-145

152- 160-170-182-195- 220- 285.

WRESTLING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: 

SESSION ONE – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 

10:00 AM STRAIGHT THRU 

PRE-PRELIMS, PRELIMINARIES, QUARTER FINALS 

3 ROUNDS OF CONSOLATIONS 

SESSION TWO – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 

SEMI-FINALS, 4TH AND 5TH ROUND CONSOLATIONS 

FINALS, 3RD AND 5TH PLACE CONSOLATIONS 

10:00 AM STRAIGHT THRU. THERE WILL BE A 30 MINUTE BREAK TO SET UP FOR FINALS 

We will be utilizing an online registration process. A website address will be provided for you to enter 

Wrestler information and seed points for us to use with our system. 

TO REGISTER GOTO: http://gimpsoftware.com and click Wrestling Tournament Registration. Instructions are provided on that page. 

A Coaches meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Catholic in Room 111, for all coaches that wish to attend. Wrestlers will be seeded by a point system. A seeding sheet is included. Last year’s record, this year’s record and titles, along with last year’s results in the Christmas City will be included. These forms must be duplicated, filled out for each entry, and brought with you to the seeding meeting or to weigh-in on December 28. DO NOT FAX THE SEEDING SHEETS. All seeding brackets will be verified and handed out at the meeting. There will be no changes after that. Any coach who is unable to attend the seeding meeting should give us a phone number where entries can be verified or call Tony Iasiello at 610-865-1202(H) or 484-767-6011(C). 

Team scoring will follow National Federation guidelines. The tournament has PIAA and National Federation approval. 

There will be full wrestle backs-double elimination. 

All consolation bouts are 1-2-2. 

PIAA Eligibility lists only must be faxed to 610-868-3539 December 19, 2011. 

Awards are as follows: Trophies for team champion, second and third places 

Individual awards for first through sixth winners. 

PAT SANTORO Most outstanding wrestler award 

ERIC WAAS Pinning Award- most pins in the least amount of time. 

TICKET PRICES: There will be 1 session per day. $5.00 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS 

$8.00 FOR ADULTS 

THOSE THAT ENTER AFTER 5PM $4.00 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS 

$6.00 FOR ADULTS 

ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT TONY IASIELLO 610-865-1202(H) 484-767-6011(C) 

OR E-MAIL TWRESTI@AOL.COM